Audit Targets SRB Practices and Finances in 1957 Year
An audit of the State Road Board for fiscal year 1957 criticizes sloppy accounting, heavy reserve spending, and asset depreciation misstatements. It notes cash decline from 10.2 million to 2.4 million, rising contracts, missing fire insurance on 3.13 million in property, while commending delayed project starts and the comptroller's move to a new system.
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Top Sheriff Advocates Transparency in Sheriff's Work
David Starr president of the National Sheriffs Assn in Philadelphia urges openness at sheriffs conventions. He says officials hide actions behind secrecy harming public oversight and stresses that prompt accurate case news is essential for accountability. He notes conflict is common but facts reduce fear.
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Good Neighbor Policy Dead Says Trujillo Son Fades
Dominican strongman Rafael L. Trujillo accuses the U S command staff college of making his son Rafael Jr a political tool after failing the course at Fort Leavenworth. He denounces Roosevelt era policy as dead. The yacht moves to Los Angeles to fetch him home amid a high profile Hollywood rest cure and divorce among his six children.
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Senate labor reform action looms as hearings proceed
Final action on the Senate labor reform bill nears after four days of debate as Lyndon Johnson signals a late afternoon vote. A fifth night session may be required. The Armed Forces Committee opened defense reorganization hearings with Mce Elroy and Gen. Twining set to defend a stronger bill. Space, copper, and orphan aid measures advance, while Alaska statehood faces coordinated opposition from southern Democrats.
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Eight Workers Exposed in Oak Ridge Radiation Incident
Oak Ridge Tennessee officials began an intensive inquiry after eight uranium recovery department workers suffered radiation exposure when a container of enriched uranium was emptied into a drum. Four others were released after checks. plant and road were evacuated and later reopened.
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Negotiators Fail To End Marine Engineers Walkout
New York AP Four hours of talks fail to end a two day strike by 1700 marine engineers threatening 448 ships. The stoppage has immobilized 28 dry cargo ships in New York Harbor and surfaced wider port disruptions as offshore oil tanker crews settled last night.
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De Gaulle Cabinet Pushes Atomic Drive for France
Paris reports say Premier De Gaulle gave top priority to expediting France’s atomic program aiming for a fourth nuclear power, with plans to gain access to U S nuclear secrets and push a bomb test this year. Cabinet also discussed Red China, Lebanon, Tunisia ties, East West talks and Algeria.
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Costello Free Pending Review By Supreme Court
NEW YORK AP Gambler Frank Costello remains free on 25000 bail while the U S Supreme Court reviews income tax evasion case. He was convicted of evading 28532 in taxes for 1948 and 1949 and released on bail after serving 11 months of a five year sentence.
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Frank Costello
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
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John F. X. McGahey
Supreme Court
Maine Farm Fire Claims Three At West Gorham Home
A farmhouse blaze in West Gorham Maine killed three people two women and a man all residents of the Elliott family Mrs Alice H Elliott 89 Clifford Elliott 35 and Ruth Co Elliott. Clifford who escaped re entered to save them and perished in the rescue attempt.
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